Health ‘double jeopardy”: Minorities more likely than whites to get ‘low-value’ care

Minorities are facing possible “double jeopardy” when it comes to their health: getting both less effective treatment and more treatment that has little value to them. A new study released Monday finds that blacks and Hispanics are more likely than whites...

Unlikely Bitcoin play: Digital currency ‘mining’ is boosting demand for AMD’s graphics cards

There may be another way for investors to play the Bitcoin and the surging cryptocurrency trend.The dramatic jump in digital currency prices this year is driving demand for AMD graphics cards, according to the company. “The gaming market remains our priority. We...

Sugar-trade negotiations between US and Mexico expected to be extended

Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross on Monday extended the deadline for sugar trade negotiations between the United States and Mexico by 24 hours, saying extra time was needed to complete “final technical consultations” for a deal. “The two sides have...

Five Killed in Orlando Workplace Shooting, Officials Say

By CHRISTINE HAUSER June 5, 2017 Five people at a business near Orlando, Fla., were fatally shot by a former employee who went through a warehouse singling out his victims before killing himself, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department said on Monday....

Missing disability lawyer ‘Mr. Social Security’ is the center of a $550 million fraud scandal

Daytime television is teeming with cringe-worthy ads for local attorneys. But in eastern Kentucky, disability lawyer Eric C. Conn truly cut through the noise. You might say he turned bad TV promos into an art form. Where to begin? There’s the one where Conn...